Four nautical charts related to the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman

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Series of four tracings related to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Gulf of Oman copied by Frederick Charles Danvers in the late 19th century. The original charts, produced in the second half of the 17th century by an anonymous Dutch chart maker, are housed in the State Archive (Nationaal Archief), The Hague, in 'VOC – Atlas van Isaac de Graaf'.

Extent and format

4 manuscript charts

It is grouped into

Chart of the Gulf of Oman

2 images

Ref: IOR/X/414/219

Nautical chart of the Persian Gulf

2 images

Ref: IOR/X/414/220

Chart of the Persian Gulf

2 images

Ref: IOR/X/414/221

Charts of the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz

2 images

Ref: IOR/X/414/222

Written in

Dutch in Latin script

Type

Map

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: Map Collections

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/X/414

History of this record

Date(s)

19th century (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

Frederic Charles Danvers

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